Heidi Wendenburg , LPC

Heidi Wendenburg is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who brings practical experience from a range of inpatient and outpatient settings to her clinical work. She began in an adult acute psychiatric facility and expanded her practice across residential, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs focused on eating disorders for adolescents and adults. That work helped shape a specialization in eating and food-related issues while also informing her approach to co-occurring concerns such as substance use and addiction, where she has experience across levels of care from detox through partial hospitalization.

Heidi has also worked within group practice settings and provides therapy to adolescents beginning at age 12 as well as adults up to age 65. Her caseload has included anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, borderline personality disorder, self-esteem struggles, and difficulties adjusting to major life changes. She frequently incorporates talk therapy alongside evidence-based methods such as client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy, adapting techniques to each person’s needs through an eclectic framework. A Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - is a trained mental health professional who provides psychotherapy and supports clients through emotional and behavioral challenges.

Heidi approaches therapy with the understanding that seeking help can feel difficult, and she emphasizes persistence and hope as part of the healing process.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches into Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to clarify their values, practice mindful awareness, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. It is useful for issues like anxiety, depression, and struggles with motivation or body image because it emphasizes flexibility and purpose over symptom control.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on teaching skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It is especially helpful for strong mood swings, intense emotions, self-destructive behaviors, and relationship challenges where learning concrete coping skills can reduce crisis moments.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns, then test new behaviors to improve mood and functioning. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day challenges that respond to practical, skills-based work.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Heidi will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve. Licensed professionals often integrate elements from multiple approaches to suit the individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions occur - through video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to attend regularly and to use skills between sessions. These options help people balance therapy with work, school, family, and other responsibilities while maintaining continuity of care with trained therapists.